Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KATSUNORI with Capture Tag - Dated 1945 Crimean War as the stock is only

as the stock is only proud over some areas of the lock plate

A CHINESE MISSIONARY FROM ALFRED NY

The zinc frame is in great shape

One unit was rebuilt by the MARINE CORPS SUPPLY CENTER / ALBANY

- Grade 4 Sergeant chevrons on each sleeve

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KATSUNORI with Capture Tag - Dated 1945 Crimean War as the stock is onlyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style mid grade Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern fittings, officially known as the (Rinji Seikishi) or "Special Contingency" version of the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These fittings, while often called the P 1944, were in fact designed in 1938, but didn't really